SYNOPSIS

sdcv [ options ] [list of words]

DESCRIPTION

sdcv is simple, cross-platform text-base utility for work with dictionaries in StarDict's format. The word from "list of words" may be string with leading '/' for using Fuzzy search algorithm, with leading '|' for using full-text search, string may contain '?' and '*' for using regexp search. It work in interactive and not interactive mode. To exit from interactive mode press Ctrl+D. In interactive mode, if sdcv was compiled with readline library support, you can use UP and DOWN keys to work through history.

OPTIONS

-h --help

display help message and exit

-v --verbose

display version and exit

-l --list-dicts

display list of available dictionaries and exit

-u --use-dict filename

for search use only dictionary with this bookname

-n --non-interactive

for use in scripts

--utf8-output

Force sdcv not use conversation to locale charset, output in utf8

--utf8-input

Force sdcv not use conversation from locale charset, suppose that input in utf8

--data-dir path/to/directory

Use this directory as path to stardict data directory. This is mean that sdcv search dictionaries in data-dir/dic directory.

--color

Use ANSI escape code for colorize sdcv output

FILES

/usr/share/stardict/dic

$(HOME)/.stardict/dic

Place, where sdcv expect to find dictionaries. Instead of /usr/share/stardict/dic you can use everything that you want, just set STARDICT_DATA_DIR environment variable. For example, if you have dictionaries in /mnt/data/stardict-dicts/dic, set STARDICT_DATA_DIR to /mnt/data/stardict-dicts.

$(HOME)/.sdcv_history

This file include last $(SDCV_HISTSIZE) words, which you seek with sdcv. SDCV use this file only if it was compiled with readline library support.

AUTHORS

Evgeniy A. Dushistov, Hu Zheng